(KMSP) - The United States Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Somalia’s designation who want to maintain their status through the 18-month extension period ending on March 17, 2020 must re-register between Aug. 27 through Oct. 26.

President Donald Trump will receive President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya in Washington, D.C. today, the second African chief of state to make a bilateral visit since becoming president in 2016. The conversation will reportedly focus on trade and investment—the reason for Kenyatta’s visit to the United States—with specific attention paid to China's increasing involvement in Kenya, and security issues with a focus on Somalia.

SOSCENSA, PUNSAA and Somalia National Independent Electoral Commission with the support of Saferworld organized and held a one day workshop for the 2016/17 Somalia Electoral Process Lessons Learnt which took place at Jacaranda Hotel on today 27/08/2018.

Women's rights organization Terre des Femmes estimates that 65,000 women affected by female genital mutilation (FGM) are living in Germany. DW's Kate Brady met one Somali woman who is calling for an end to the practice.

The leader of an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan, who was responsible for a spate of recent bombings that left hundreds of civilians dead, was killed in an American drone strike, U.S. officials told Fox News on Sunday.

President Trump’s controversial tweet calling for the State Department to review the supposed persecution of white farmers in South Africa has reportedly prompted a backlash from South African farmers.

The Turkish lira traded flat against the dollar on Monday as markets reopened after last week’s holiday, with investor attention set to refocus on a bitter dispute between Ankara and Washington over an American pastor being tried in Turkey.

John McCain requested that former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush deliver eulogies at his funeral, CBS News has confirmed. McCain, who had been suffering from an aggressive form of brain cancer, died Saturday at the age of 81 at home in Arizona. Both Mr. Obama and Mr. Bush will deliver their remarks during a service at the National Cathedral.

President Trump nixed issuing a statement that praised the heroism and life of Sen. John McCain, telling senior aides he preferred to issue a tweet before posting one Saturday night that did not include any kind words for the late Arizona Republican.

Days after news of appointment of new acting president to Ethiopia Somali region, the regional council passed a decision to lift immunity from prosecution rights of seven members of Somali Regional State Councils, reported Ethiopian State Media – Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation.